''Unidos'' (translation from
Sardinian: "United") is a
centre-right
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separatist
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political party
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in
Sardinia
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.
History
The party was launched by
Mauro Pili Mauro may refer to:
Given name
* Mauro (footballer, born 1932), Brazilian footballer
* Mauro Silva (footballer, born 1978), Brazilian footballer
* Mauro (footballer, born 1984), Portuguese footballer
* Bruno Mauro (born 1973), Angolan footballer
...
, a long-time member of centre-right parties like
Forza Italia
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(FI) and
The People of Freedom
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(PdL) and a former
President of Sardinia
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;Directly-elected presidents (since 1994)
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Government of Sardinia
Sar ...
(1999, 2001–2003), in November 2011. Originally a faction within the PdL, Unidos soon became a party upon Pili's exit from that party in October 2013. As Pili had been elected to the
Chamber of Deputies
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in the
2013 general election, Unidos was represented in Parliament until 2018.
In the
2014 regional election Pili ran for president and won 5.7% of the vote, while the party and a list named after the leader obtained 2.8% and 1.7% of the vote, respectively, both with no seats in the Regional Council.
In the
2019 regional election Pili stood again as a candidate for president, this time at the head of a joint list formed by Unidos,
Project Republic of Sardinia
Project Republic of Sardinia ( sc, Progetu Repùblica de Sardigna, ProgReS) is a separatist political party in Sardinia, founded in January 2011 following a split from Independence Republic of Sardinia (iRS).
The party's current secretary is L ...
(ProgReS) and minor groups. He won 2.3% of the vote, while the list stopped at 2.1%, resulting in no seats in the Regional Council.
Electoral history
References
External links
Official website
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Political parties in Sardinia